Definition of olden
:of or relating to a bygone era
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The UMBC exhibit contains several particularly striking pieces that reference those olden days, including an untitled work from 1992 by Toni Catany of a male nude in a position that recalls the famous Hellenistic sculpture known as the Dying Gaul.
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After all, the Silver Sixties of the olden days pale in comparison to the transcendent ’90s of the golden days.
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Because in the olden days, most neurotics didn’t smoke a ton of pot, at least not on the East Coast, because the schwaggy old Mexican weed available there was an enemy to the jittery.
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When dinner was over, the kids left the house and went outside to play, which is something children did in the olden days.
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Shorter weekend Once upon a time, way back in ye olden days of 2014, E3 started on Monday morning.
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Shorter weekend Once upon a time, way back in ye olden days of 2014, E3 started on Monday morning.
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Olden days and sweet thoughts do not come naturally to me, and this long reach back to the Ringling Bros. is, perhaps, only an attempt to escape the greater shows on Earth that now envelop us.
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Back in olden times – the early 1980s – Pacific Symphony music director Carl St.
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First Known Use of olden
14th century
OLDEN Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of olden for English Language Learners
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: of or relating to a time in the distant past
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